title: Measurement of elastic properties of prostate cancer cells using AFM.
abstract: This communication reports that three prostate cancer cells of differing metastatic potential were discriminated based on their Young's moduli (LNCaP - 287 +/- 52 N m(-2), PC-3 - 1401 +/- 162 N m(-2) and BPH - 2797 +/- 491 N m(-2)) which were determined using AFM and the Hertz model.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. elsa.faria@manchester.ac.uk
authors.forename: Elsa Correia
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Ehsan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gazi
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: Mick
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Noel W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Snook
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*